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At its May 8 meeting, the Signal Hill City Council, acting as successor agency to the defunct Signal Hill Redevelopment Agency, approved two exclusive right-to-negotiate agreements (ERTN) with Signal Hill Petroleum (SHP) and retail developer Vestar for mixed-use development at two sites. The council also approved renovating the Bixby Ridge Community Trail, a contract for…

The ban will phase in over a period of 18 months

Long Beach marine life can rejoice as Mayor Robert Garcia officially signed into law a citywide-ban of polystyrene food-packaging containers on Friday, May 4. The material does not decay naturally over time and was blamed for polluting the beaches and waterways found along the coast of the city, according to Garcia. The mayor, along with…

Trump selects three-time Olympic gold medalist to help lead Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition

Misty May-Treanor, the three-time beach volleyball Olympic gold medalist who serves as the director of volleyball at Long Beach City College (LBCC), has been selected to co-chair the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition. On May 4, President Donald Trump announced his intention to appoint May-Treanor, along with Mariano Rivera of New York and…

City clerk must verify there are 6,363 valid signatures to qualify recall election

An effort to get 2nd District Long Beach Councilmember Jeannine Pearce recalled has moved one step closer to success. In a “conditional receipt for petition” dated May 9, Long Beach City Clerk Monique Delagarza wrote that she had certified that at 4:06pm Ian Patton, who has led the effort, had submitted 9,462 unverified signatures for…

Seventieth District Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (D–Long Beach) kicked off Teacher-Appreciation Month with his fourth annual Teacher Recognition Ceremony on May 3, at Keesal Young & Logan law firm in Long Beach. Family, friends, and colleagues gathered to celebrate 15 teachers from the 70th Assembly District who go above and beyond for their students and community.…

The City of Long Beach has received two grants from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation totaling up to $1 million to fund the Long Beach Justice Lab, which the City launched to provide new tools to first responders to divert residents in need out of the criminal justice system and toward resources like treatment…

The transition ramp that connects truckers and motorists traveling east from Terminal Island along Ocean Boulevard to the northbound 710 Freeway in Long Beach is scheduled to permanently close so that it can be demolished to make room for the construction of a new connector ramp, according to port officials. Under current plans, the northbound…

The Long Beach City Prosecutor’s Office has rejected a complaint against Signal Hill Councilmember Edward Wilson and his partner, Deborah Betance, after determining that there is insufficient evidence in a case involving an alleged dispute between the couple. As reported in the Signal Tribune last November, Wilson, who was mayor of Signal Hill at the…

Only standing room along the walls of the Recreation Park banquet room remained as Long Beach residents gathered to attend an event that marked the beginning of a year-long course to establish a short-term rental (STR) ordinance that would regulate services, such as Airbnb and HomeAway, citywide. Long Beach city officials hosted the kick-off workshop…

First Fridays Art Walk not canceled, returning to original format for the time being

It may have been a case of the local rumor mill– fueled by social-media activity and an inaccurate report from an otherwise trusted newspaper of record– working itself into an exponential frenzy of misinformation, but recent claims that the Bixby Knolls First Fridays Art Walk has been canceled are wrong, according to the one source…

Hospital task-force meeting details urgency this month to get new operator, seismic plan in check

May is a time of urgency for Community Hospital, but it’s also a chance to make significant progress in community leaders’ efforts to save and prevent the closure of the east-side medical facility. During the Community Hospital Task Force meeting Monday, April 30 at the Bixby Park Community Center, John Keisler, the City of Long…

Protesters rally in honor of May Day and International Workers’ Day

Nerexda Soto says she was one of the Long Beach hotel workers who was harassed in the workplace. Her assaulter showed up day after day making demeaning comments and refusing to leave her alone. However, she used her voice to spark a movement. During a May Day rally in honor of International Workers’ Day on…

The Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees approved Marlene Dunn as the new vice president of Business Services for Long Beach City College at its April 24 meeting. Dunn’s duties will oversee the district-wide fiscal, facilities, business and technology services, as well as the economic-development programs. “With more than 20 years of working…

The Signal Hill Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect wanted in conjunction with an assault at a local business. On Monday, March 19, at approximately 1:15am, an assault with a deadly weapon took place at a business located in the 2800 block of Walnut Avenue when a man threw a…